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Marsee went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's win over the A's.

The Marlins took advantage of a trip to Sutter Health Park in Sacramento by launching five homers on the night, including Marsee's shot off Jack Perkins in the first inning. Marsee snapped a 12-game power drought with the blast, and since the beginning of June he's managed a meager .170/.291/.277 slash line with two of his five long balls on the season, along with four steals, six RBI and 11 runs in 28 contests.

Kurtz went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's loss to the Marlins.

Kurtz launched his 20th homer of the season with a two-run shot to center in the bottom of the third inning. The star first baseman snapped a nine-game homer drought with this long ball, but he still sits tied for sixth on the AL home-run leaderboard while tying Shea Langeliers (thumb) for the team lead. Kurtz is batting .269 with an excellent .966 OPS across 29 games since the beginning of June.

Hoffman walked one and struck out two in a scoreless eighth inning Friday to record his ninth hold of the season in a win over the Mariners.

The right-hander kept a combined shutout going after Dylan Cease delivered seven scoreless frames, before Hoffman handed the ball off to Louis Varland in the ninth. Hoffman hasn't allowed an earned run since June 6, and over 11 appearances since then he's produced a 0.79 WHIP and 15:5 K:BB in 11.1 innings while picking up one win and two holds.

Hernandez went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Friday's win over the A's.

Hernandez launched his first homer since June 23 with a three-run shot in the top of the first inning to give the Marlins a five-run lead. He's up to nine homers on the year, with seven of those coming since the beginning of June -- a stretch in which he's hitting .250 with an .867 OPS.

Scherzer (back) threw three innings in a rehab start for High-A Vancouver on Friday, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out three.

In his first game action since June 10, Scherzer built up to 49 pitches (33 strikes) and reportedly felt good afterward, per Doug Miller of MLB.com. The 41-year-old righty has dealt with a litany of injuries this season, most recently back spasms, and he's expected to need at least two more rehab starts before he'll be an option again for the Toronto rotation. Over six big-league outings and 22 innings this season, Scherzer has produced an ugly 10.23 ERA, 1.73 WHIP and 14:11 K:BB.

Early (elbow) will seek a second opinion, MLB.com reports.

Early underwent an MRI earlier this week, which revealed posterior elbow inflammation, but the left-hander wants to confirm that. The Red Sox placed him on the 15-day injured list after he exited a start against the Nationals after tossing four scoreless innings.

Stowers went 4-for-5 with two home runs, three total RBI and three runs scored in Friday's win over the Athletics.

Stowers launched a solo blast in the top of the sixth inning and later added a two-run shot in the eighth, giving him 10 on the year. This was Stowers' third multi-hit performance over his last seven games, as he's hitting .379 with a 1.179 OPS over that span. It also snapped a 10-game homerless stretch for Stowers.

Albies went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Mets.

The second baseman took Christian Scott deep in the third inning, one of four Atlanta homers on the night. Albies is up to 14 homers on the season in just 86 games, two shy of what he produced over 157 contests in 2025, and his .767 OPS would be his best mark since 2023.

Perkins (2-4) was tagged with the loss Friday against the Marlins after allowing seven runs on seven hits and four walks across 3.2 innings. He struck out eight.

The eight strikeouts tied Perkins' season-high mark, but he couldn't escape the fourth inning and was tagged with his fourth loss of the season. Perkins has allowed at least three runs in all but one of his six appearances since the beginning of June, posting an 8.10 ERA and 1.69 WHIP across 26.2 innings in that span. With those numbers, it's hard to trust him in any fantasy format, as he hasn't pitched more than five frames in any outing this season.

Bachar (1-0) earned the win Friday against the A's after tossing two perfect innings, striking out one.

Bachar recorded his his first win after needing just 24 pitches (14 strikes) to record six outs. The righty has given up just three runs across 11 appearances (18.1 innings) since the beginning of June, posting a 1.47 ERA and 0.87 WHIP over that span.